WF8 2AB, Pontefract
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Average sold price
£156,808
13 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£178,000
3 sales
Ultrafast broadband
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Sold prices in WF8 2AB
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23, Grove Road | 24 Jul 2026 | £154,000 | Semi-detached |
| 17, Grove Road | 24 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached |
| 17, Grove Road | 23 Dec 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached |
| 47, Grove Road | 1 Aug 2025 | £205,000 | Semi-detached |
| 9, Grove Road | 3 Nov 2023 | £180,000 | Semi-detached |
| 44, Grove Road | 31 Jul 2023 | £170,000 | Semi-detached |
| 5, Grove Road | 7 Jun 2023 | £175,000 | Semi-detached |
| 17, Grove Road | 24 Feb 2023 | £143,000 | Semi-detached |
| 33, Grove Road | 4 Feb 2021 | £112,500 | Semi-detached |
| 26, Grove Road | 3 Feb 2020 | £125,000 | Semi-detached |
| 21, Grove Road | 6 Dec 2019 | £154,000 | Semi-detached |
| 21, Grove Road | 18 Jan 2019 | £115,000 | Semi-detached |
| 28, Grove Road | 8 Jun 2017 | £125,000 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in WF8 2AB
- Grove Road£170k
Schools near WF8 2AB
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harewood Centre Nursery School | Nursery | – | 0.1 mi |
| Ark De Lacy Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.4 mi |
| High Well School | Community special school | – | 0.4 mi |
| Cherry Tree Academy | Primary | Requires improvement | 0.5 mi |
| Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| Ark Carleton Park Primary School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
Living in WF8 2AB
Nearest stations
- Pontefract Baghill station 0.2 mi · 5 min walk
- Pontefract Monkhill station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
- Pontefract Tanshelf station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
Supermarkets
- Tesco Express 0.3 mi
- Spar 0.3 mi
- Farmfoods 0.4 mi
- Iceland 0.5 mi
Pharmacies
- Chequerfield Pharmacy 0.2 mi
- Friarwood Pharmacy 0.3 mi
- Cohens Chemist 0.5 mi
Dentists
- P R Jones And Associates 0.4 mi
- One Smile Dental - Pontefract 0.4 mi
- Pontefract Dental Clinic 0.5 mi
GP surgeries
- Friarwood Surgery 0.3 mi
- Northgate Surgery 0.5 mi
- Stuart Road 0.7 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 94% of homes in Wakefield (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 3 of 10 |
| Employment | 3 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 2 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 2 of 10 |
| Crime | 3 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 9 of 10 |
| Living environment | 7 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in WF8 2AB
Ethnic group
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 95.7% | 93% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1.7% | 3.6% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.3% | 0.7% |
Religion
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 47.8% | 49% |
| No religion | 46.3% | 41.3% |
| Not answered | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Buddhist | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Other religion | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Muslim | 0.3% | 3.2% |
| Hindu | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 93.3% | 91.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 6.7% | 8.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| No qualifications | 30.3% | 24.4% |
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 18.3% | 24.3% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 16.4% | 16.3% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 14.4% | 14.9% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 12.8% | 10.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.5% |
| Other qualifications | 2.2% | 2.8% |
General health
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 40.5% | 44.7% |
| Good health | 36.5% | 34.3% |
| Fair health | 14.8% | 14.5% |
| Bad health | 6.6% | 5.1% |
| Very bad health | 1.7% | 1.5% |
Occupation
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary occupations | 16.6% | 14.9% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 14.3% | 10.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 10.8% | 12.2% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 10.6% | 9.6% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.5% | 10.7% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 10.1% | 7.9% |
| Professional occupations | 9.7% | 15% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 9.6% | 9.3% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 7.7% | 10.5% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 44.4% | 41.7% |
| No cars or vans in household | 28.7% | 22.8% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 20.7% | 27.4% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 6.2% | 8% |
Economic activity
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 60.4% | 58.7% |
| Economically inactive | 37.8% | 39.8% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.8% | 1.5% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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